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About Ariyur Village

Ariyur is one of the larger villages in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,857, made up of 3,493 males and 3,364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1299.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605751, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ariyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ariyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605751
Area (hectares) 1299.1 hectares
Population 6,857
Male Population 3,493
Female Population 3,364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ariyur compares

By the 2011 count Ariyur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 1299.1 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Ariyur

Ariyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ariyur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ariyur from other places

Ariyur lies about 36 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ariyur
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 11 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 13 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 36 km

Villages closest to Ariyur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirukkoyilur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ariyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ariyur village had a population of 6,857. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Ariyur village has 3,493 males and 3,364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ariyur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Ariyur is 605751. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ariyur covers 1299.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ariyur falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ariyur is Tirukkovilur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ariyur.

Ariyur is about 36 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ariyur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkoyilur is about 11 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 13 km away. Viluppuram is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Senganankollai (under 2 km), Memalur (1.7 km) and Kadiyar (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ariyur today is likely to be higher.

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